In Dec 2013, the map was reworked in Photoshop 5 from it's original Fireworks Version.

Original Map and Concept

There has been some call for a while for someone to do the Napoleoonic wars in some form or another.

Below is a battle map that i want to use, but because of the complications of this battle, and the fact that it was staged over several hours on this day June 18, I want to know from the Foundry how this map should best be dramatised.

Therefore the poll above has been devised to determine some direction for this map.

There's an obvious battle line going down the center, but I still prefer the classic map style. I vote B. I'm not a good enough player to use the attack line strategy to help me - it usually gets me killed. Regardless - good luck Cairns. I'm sure your graphics will be outstanding.

Alternatively - as a precursor (I don't know how easy this is to do) you could have an overall "Naploeon's" empire type thing... with specific battles locations etc...

Then as you see fit you could do each battle in minute detail (like this one?)

(Then I can pretend to be Sharpe again!!!)

C.

Yeti_c...thanks for that suggestion! I could probably do that as the last thing. At the mo i have committed (myself) to getting this up well before December, and have two weeks hols now to work on it. It's not going to be an easy map to lay out! Sorry...

Peons are pawns or underlings used for whatever purposes suit their master/commander (in this case the commander is a field marshal).

I was one of the few who voted to use the battle lines like Pearl Harbor. I realize we are in a renaissance of sorts - with the boon in map production (especially, non-traditional ones), but I don't feel this would be as good once converted to a traditional map.

Peons are pawns or underlings used for whatever purposes suit their master/commander (in this case the commander is a field marshal).

I was one of the few who voted to use the battle lines like Pearl Harbor. I realize we are in a renaissance of sorts - with the boon in map production (especially, non-traditional ones), but I don't feel this would be as good once converted to a traditional map.

Indeed Aerial Attack. I was hoping for such an outcome as your suggested battle lines. The flavour of this attack sequences is very much lost on the normal traditional style of map, however, i am attempting to produce it so it doesn't loose that "force".

Given it's a small scale map, I'd consider introducing another layer of complexity and reality.

If a unit is attacked from the flank (with enemy units on two sides OR attacked from East or West since the battle lines are arrayed north/south) then they are enfilladed, which would require say a -1 modifier on their highest defense roll. This would reflect their inability to bring all their guns to bear on their target,

This was standard tactics in the firearms era and produced collossal casualties when executed correctly. There are other possiblities I could suggest, but this would be one of the easier ones to implement.

sangfroid wrote:Given it's a small scale map, I'd consider introducing another layer of complexity and reality.

If a unit is attacked from the flank (with enemy units on two sides OR attacked from East or West since the battle lines are arrayed north/south) then they are enfilladed, which would require say a -1 modifier on their highest defense roll. This would reflect their inability to bring all their guns to bear on their target,

This was standard tactics in the firearms era and produced collossal casualties when executed correctly. There are other possiblities I could suggest, but this would be one of the easier ones to implement.

hey cairns - version 3's looking better than the first, but why the explorer helmet inlay(thingy), maybe keep it as an open playing field?

your probably already on the way to this - but giving the map a clear wellington-napoleon oppositional gameplay would be best?

hopefully will have a feel similar to pearl harbour, which is a beautiful map.
(i.e. even if it's within territories, you could have figures with army circles beside - not too sure about the army no.s within the figures like the attempt above)